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Amazing LEGO® Designs for Animals from Around the World - With 15 Step-by-Step Projects
Synsopsis:
Hold mighty beasts in the palm of your hand! In Beasts from Bricks, LEGO®artist and designer Ekow Nimako shows us how to re-create wild animals in stunning detail. The book presents illustrated step-by-step instructions for building 15 animals from around the world: Africa, Europe, Asia, the Arctic, Oceania, Central/South America, the Caribbean, and North America. Each set of instructions includes entertaining and educational information about the animal's characteristics and habitat. Also included is a bonus gallery of Nimako's more complex, large-scale animal designs.
Review:
This is the last of the Lego Build book we have for you this season, and I think it might be the best! All kids love animals and this book takes them around the world, showing them how to make their favorite animals, with CLEAR colorful photos. Pieces are clearly labelled, with the amount needed, and Miss Grace quickly went through and found her favorites- the whale, pamda and the deer (great for those sleigh scenes!)/ I'd show you pictures, but she was missing pieces, which haven't come in (did you know you can order individual pieces from lego, for projects you have? I had NO idea!). This is a fun book to tie in with science and social studies, for those who home school, or just want to add some fun to their kid's studies! We highly recommend it, especially with Christmas coming!
About the Author:
Ekow Nimako studied fine arts at York University in Toronto. An avid builder since childhood, Ekow's first LEGO® installation, Aviarageddon, depicted over 30 species of weaponized birds in flight as a commentary on war culture and its link to species endangerment. The theme of animal extinction was further explored in 2015 with his sculpture Silent Knight, commissioned by the City of Toronto for Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. His continuing exhibition, Building Black, investigates the complexities of black identity with artworks that draw from various racial, historical, and folkloric narratives. He lives in Toronto, Canada. See more of his work at www.ekownimako.com
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